Harding Not Fear Cabinet Pressure In Choosing Team
Senator Harding sails for Panama and claims no cabinet plans. Yet allies back home press for posts while a compiled list circulates. The Panama tolls issue looms large, shaping early policy and sparking party splits as Harding balances geography and priority in a pivotal transition.
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Harding
Mark Sullivan
Washington, D. GC
Panama
White House
Ito
Wilson
Bryan
Mhind
Hin
Senate
New York Evening Post
Waterloo Evening Corner
Hoover Elected President of Engineering Societies
In Washington on November 19, Hoover was elected president of the Federated American Engineering Societies by the federation's council. He heads the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers, one of the thirty member organizations.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Hoover
Federated American Engineering Societies
Federation
American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers
Federated Societies
Half Dozen Shot and Town Burned for Killing a Cop
John Derham, Balbriggan town commissioner, testifies to the Committee of 100 about a September raid that killed six people and burned many houses. He alleges troopers beat him, his shop was looted, and a hosiery factory employing 400 was destroyed to ruin employment and cause destitution.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
John Derham
Balbriggan
Ireland
Committee of 100
Derham
James Lawless
John Gibbons
Matthew
Mr. Derham
Lang Found Guilty of Kenosha Murder
Lang found guilty of murder in the second degree in Kenosha Wisconsin for the killing of Charles Pacini a wealthy theatre owner. After hours of deliberation the jurors returned a verdict as Lang wept his attorneys plan to seek a new trial citing additional evidence. The defense highlighted a man named Dillon seen in the theatre who resembled Lang with testimony from witnesses placing Dillon at the scene.
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Associated Press
Kenosha
Wis
Wang
Charles Pacini
Lang
Pacini
Dillon
Wife and School Truant Test Case Set for Court
A test case set for December 2 in New York will decide if a married woman can be a school truant. The Associated Press reports Mrs. John Desieafo, age 14, married in August, says her husband prohibits her from attending school.
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Associated Press
New York
John Desieafo
Highways Weather Forecast Across Iowa and Minnesota
Weather bureau forecast covers Albert Lea Algona Charles City Cedar Rapids Davenport Des Moines Dubuque La Crosse Mason City Marshaltown New Hampton Postville Waterloo Waverly. Highways are good to fair under mild temperatures tonight and Saturday.
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U. S
Department of Agriculture
Weather Bureau
Charles City
Albert Lea
Minn
Algona
Cedar Rapids
Pavenport
Des Moines
Dubumbibault
la Crosse
Wik
Mason City
Marshal Town
New Haupton
Postville
Waterloo
Waverly
Allies and Greek throne bid shakeup clouds Constantine return
Paris reports allies likely to intervene to block Constantine from reclaiming the Greek throne. Former French official M. Jonnart says his return would aid Germany and be "undesirable" to the allied powers. In Rome and London, Greek princes and regents weigh next steps as Athens declares amnesty and seeks stability.
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Associated Press
Paris
Constantine
Charles C. A. Jonnart
Greece
Vatican
M. Jonzart
Venizelos
Germany
Rome
Andreas
Christopheros
Vanizelos
M. Venizelos
Athens
London
Coundouriotis
Olga
London Times
Mother
Prohibition Raids Hit Cincinnati Breweries and Salons
Federal agents raided eight Cincinnati breweries and about 100 saloons led by 35 agents. They collected beer samples and sealed liquids not taken, warning owners sales would halt until analyses confirm alcohol content. Earlier samples showed 3 1 2 to 4 percent alcohol. Breweries face seizure under prohibition and revenue laws.
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Associated Press
Cincinnati
Prohibition
Cincinati Breweries
Internal Revenue
Ohio City Swept by Typhoid Epidemic
Salem Ohio residents report severe typhoid fever spread in a city under 10 000 population. Four emergency hospitals are filled and officials say the peak hasn’t arrived yet. R A Lamont heads the citizens relief committee describing the situation as desperate.
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Associated Press
Salem
R. A. Lemont
Citizens’ Relief
Mr. Lamont
Would Keep Baklanoff Off Chicago Stage Protest
A protest against Georges Baklanof, star of the Chicago Grand Opera, was sent to the Chicago Opera Company directors by Dr Herbert L Willett. Baklanoff, released on three months parole after deportation proceedings, is to open the season in La Tosca with Rosa Raisa and Joseph Hislop.
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Associated Frese
Chicago
Georges Baklanof
Chicago Grand Opera
League Assembly Opens as Wilson Reply Read in Geneva
At the League of Nations assembly in Geneva Paul Hymans read President Wilson’s reply to the Washington message. British delegate George Nicoll Barnes warned the labor chapter could become key to the Versailles treaty, insisting permanent peace hinges on labor issues amid Bolshevik and other dangers.
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Associated Press
Geneva
Assembly of the League of Nations
Paul Hymans
Wilson
Washington
Assembly
George Nicoll Barnes
Council of the League
Arme
Barnes
New York
SS Hurb Stock Market
New York Curb Market Association
Money Mart
Hfc
Pittsburgh Slopes Give Way In Major South Hills Slide
Pittsburgh is shaken as a massive earth and rock slide from Bigelow Boulevard pushes toward the Pennsylvania Railroad terminal. About 5,000 tons are dumped daily by shovels and trains as engineers reroute traffic via the Monongahela division. Major General Goethals will visit from New York to discuss stopping the slide.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Danage
Fourth Avenue
Gen. Goethals
Panama Canal
New York
World war fears and league discussion over Poland and Russia
Delegates argued for immediate league intervention to prevent a fresh conflict between Poland and Soviet Russia. A British deputy urged admitting former enemy states to avert a return to prewar alliances, stressing need for greater production and free trade. Germany protested the mandate system, claiming legality for distributions among entente powers under Article XXII of the Versailles covenant.
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League Council
Poland
Soviet
Russia
League
Barnes
Germany
International Labor Bureau
League “the People of
Great Britain
Geneva
League of Nations
Berlin
East Africa
Pacific
Home Wrecked by Dynamite Kills Three in Germantown
Germantown Maryland November 19 James Bolton a farmer died after his home was dynamited early yesterday morning Mrs Hattle Shiply the house keeper and two small children were killed instantly Vernon Thompson is held in connection with the explosion Montgomery county authorities say Thompson earlier shot Bolton in the neck in a recent encounter Also Topeka Legion votes to repeal section of anti cigarette law allowing sale to adults
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Associated Press
Germantown
James Bolton
Hattle Shiply
Bolton
Vernon Thompson
Montgomery County
Thompson
Legion
Associated Pres
Topeka
Kan
Americann Legion
Grundy Center Cafe Destroyed by Fire
Fire destroyed the Little Chicago cafe in Grundy Center early yesterday morning, with the blaze spreading before discovery and causing total loss of the building insurance of 1000 dollars and contents of 5500 dollars. an adjoining building suffered water damage. Marriage licenses issued to Charles Cummins Harriet Smith Reinbeck F L Carlisle Gladbrook and Mac Powderly Heinbeck. Jack Heffelfinger Grundy Center to serve as senate sergeant at arms this winter. E Ruppelt Steamboat Rock to join T Rogers in a law practice starting December 1.
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Grundy Center
Chicago
Charles Cummins
Harriet Smith
Senate
Ruppelt
Steamboat Rock
T. Rogers
Episcopal Ministers Get Salary Increase
New York report notes a $1,000,000 rise in Episcopal church salaries over the past year, averaging $250 per clergyman. Sayre, secretary of the church pension fund, cites higher pension assessments this year by about $75,100, attributing the rise to a 1919 living wage campaign and parish-driven increases.
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Associated Press
New York
Protestant Episcopal Church
Moneil Sarre
Church Pension Fund
Sayre
Agents Linked to Shipping Board Graft Probe
New York Nov. 4 Former treasury agents testifying in the congressional probe into Shipping Board affairs described withdrawal from the investigation after brief service. Peter J. Sullivan said he was reassigned to Nogales after about a month and still drew a salary from New York Steamship. Allen D. Jewell testified of overcharges in condensed milk purchases where a Shipping Board employee earned a commission of 242 dollars. the board paid 10 825 dollars for the lot including a 2 450 dollar overcharge.
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Associated Press
New York
Treasury Department
United States Shipping Board
Congressional Investigation of
Shipping Board
Peter J. Sullivan
Iormer
Desert
Nogales
Ariz
Hee
Robbery gang nabbed in mail car heist at Bluff City
Boston? No. Five men led a Burlington mail train robbery near Council Bluffs on a Saturday night. $26,000 in ten dollar bills was recovered at the Daly home. Authorities say Reed, Daly, Poffenbarger, Phillips and another man were arrested as investigators piece together the heist and the fate of the remaining money.
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Associated Press
Council Bluffs
Burlington Mailrain
Orville Phillips
Mer Phillips
Fred K. Pofffenbarger
T. A. Daly
J. A. Reed
Daly Home
Daly
Pottenbarger
Ville Phillips
Fred E. Poffenbarger
Union Pacific
Chicago
Illinois Central
Phillips and
Poffenbarger
H. A. Reed
Reed
Federal
Omana Grain Exchange
Dairy
Fred Poffenbarger
Mr. Reed
Burlington Fast Mail
Fire Damages Des Moines Factory at Red Cedar Plant
Fire at the Red Cedar Manufacturing plant on Second and Vine streets in Des Moines caused about 50 000 in damages. Part of the loss affected the C L Percival company stock. Five firefighters were slightly injured when the first floor collapsed into the basement.
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Des Moines
Red Cedar
Vine Streets
C. L. Percival Company
United States Steel Keeps Present Base Prices On Commodities
The United States Steel Corp says its presidents of subsidiaries should keep current base prices for all iron and steel commodities unless changes are needed to meet altered conditions. Chair Gary notes rising production costs and wages justify price stability to benefit producers, consumers, and workers. A Youngstown Sheet and Tube official lowers wage-cut expectations, saying no broad wage reductions soon, but possible later if living costs fall.
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New York
United States Steel Corporation
Ibert GR. Gary
United States
Steel Corporation
Youngstown
James A. Campbell
King-Marion Post Augments Its Funeral Fund Lecture
Col. Matt A. Tinley secretary of the Council Bluffs Chamber of Commerce and Rainbow society commander and Chaplain W. J. Robb will speak at East High auditorium next Monday night under King-Marion post Rainbow auspices. Admission is 65 cents to cover burial expenses for military funerals. Robb will present an illustrated talk with 250 Waterloo action slides while Tinley recounts regiment achievements on the western front. Tickets are sold by Rainbow members and at Black's and Schuneman's in Waterloo and Chase jewelry and Tisdale grocery in Cedar Falls.
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Matt A. Tinley
Council Bluffs Chamber of Commerce
Rainbow Society
W. 3. Robb
Polk County
One Houndred Sixty-eighth Infantry
East High Auditorium
King-Marson Post, Rainbow, Society
Robb
Waterloo
Col
Tinley
Western Front
Circle
Black’s
Schuneman’s
Chase Jewelry
Tisdale
Cedar
Heavy Fines and Prison Term for Consumers' Pack Officers
In Chicago on November 19 Federal Judge Evan A. Evans sentenced Consumers' Pack officials and directors for conspiracy to defraud by mail. Sentences ranged from seven years in Leavenworth to six months in county jail with fines from 1,000 to 10,900 dollars. Rabbi A. J. Messing received three and a half years and 1,500 dollars, Ili Pfaelzer was fined 10,000 dollars after pleading guilty.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Leavenwearth
Consumers’ Packing Company
Evan A. Evans
Leavenworth
A. J. Messing
Deportation threat for 500 Russians amid detentions
More than 500 Russians face deportation, 40 remain at liberty, others confined at Deer Island, Ellis Island, due to danger. Department cites Scandinavian refusal to accept them and an informal pact with Canadian authorities allowing voluntary return routes to Soviet Russia via German ports.
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Associated P
Washington, D. C
Department of Labor
Deer Island
Boston
Ellis Island
New York
Department
Russia
Family of Three Die in Gas Leak Tragedy
Cedar Falls reports a pipe meter leak flooded the Rasmussen home at 716 Tremont. Mr. and Mrs. Rasmussen and their 15 year old daughter Emmy died likely 18 hours before discovery. The Danish consul will handle the estate for relatives in Denmark. Funeral services set for Sunday at Nazareth church.
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Cedar Falls
Haull Rasmussen
Tremont Street
Rasmussen
Emmy
Chris Peterson
Leah
Denmark
Rasmus-sen
Danish Nazareth Church
N. J. Andreasen
Sidney D. Smith
Ansoures
Little Girl Hit by Car While Rushing to Mother
Five year old Lila Mary Boysen, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. H. A. Boysen, darted across Sycamore street to tell her mother she had not lost weight during illness. She was knocked down by a passing car, but thrown away from the wheels. Her injuries were not serious, with bruises and torn dress. witnesses were her parents.
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Lila Mary
H. A. Boysen
W. J. McCartney
Delivery note for Courier newspaper service timing
The notice instructs readers to receive the Courier before 5 28 o clock and to call the office if delivery fails due to error, a garden boy, or other cause. A replacement copy will be sent upon call.
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Terence MacSwiney
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Ohio City
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Church Federation
Georges Baklanoff
League Onduld BE
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Grundy Center Cafe
One Steamship Co
Nogales, Ariz
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King-Marion Post
Consumer’s Pack. Co
Emil Rasmussen
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